Vancouver Community College * Volume 1, Number 14 - May 19,1993

$1 million
for Langara
construction

planning

The Ministry of Advanced Education will
provide $ 1 million to plan for the construction of
two new buildings at Langara.

Thebudgetprocedurehas started with cam¬
pus representatives, and others, presenting some

broad based impact information for the 1993-94
budget.,,.and more specifically, some ideas on

The project, which will increase classroom
and administration space by about 20 per cent,
calls for a new classroom building that will ac¬

how the College might reduce its deficit.

commodate faculty offices, classrooms and two

June, at which time the council's recommenda¬

computer labs, as well as a new administration

tions will go to the Finance Committee of the
College Board. A short time later--probably June
22—College people will meet with Advanced

block for student services and administrative sup¬
port services.

This process will go on until about mid

Education Minister Tom Perry to review the

proposals. The College also will ask Perry what
the ministry might do to lessen the impact of the
deficit reduction.

"The ministry is working with VCC on a
transition process that will see a separate Langara
College by April, 1994," said Advanced Educa¬
tion Minister Tom Perry. 'This facility planning
will help in addressing the administrativeneeds of
the new college and provide much needed class¬

The next step comes on the following day,
June 23, when the Board finalizes the budget

room and lab space."

proposals.

Board Chair Bob Smith said that the pro¬
posed expansion will help resolve overcrowding
problems for both students and employees.
"Langara has long needed this upgrading and I am
pleased to see it underway just as Langara is about

For

to become B.C.'s newest college," said Smith.

daily

Construction is expected to begin in April
1994, with completion slated for December 199S,

Wylie cautioned that these dates might
change as the process continues, "but we will be

providing clear and honest information to you as
it becomes known and decisions are made."

Earlier, John Cruickshank said that budget
communications over the next two months will
centre on:

news

* The College's current deficit position, projec¬
tions for 1993-94, and a vision for 1995;

updates

Key budget

* The roles of those involved andthetime lines for
making decisions;

phone

dates outlined

7099
after

2:30 pm

Fred Wylie, Vice President of Finance and
Administration, began on Monday the first in a
series of reports on the College's budget by pro¬
viding some approximate time lines for the proc¬
ess.

* The effect of decisions on all constituents, nota¬

bly students and employees;
* An explanation of the ministry's directives un¬

der which the College must operate;
* And a view of what will be required to achieve
long-term stability and success for the College.
Continued on the other side...

120 employees
to attend forum
Over 120 VCC people will attend the May
28 Issues Forum at KEC,

tration Council includes not only representatives
from each of the three major unions, but also
leaders from the student bodies on each campus.

The forum is the first step in designing the
future of the College—as well as reflecting a man¬

"The Transition Council, which is charged

agement approach that has become unique in
Canada,

with implementing the largest separation of its
kind in any college or university in Canada, also
has this same broad-based membership. The Is¬

Said Cruickshank: "The day-to-day man¬

agement of this institution through the Adminis¬

If you have any
comments or questions,

please send them to
Chuck Poulsen, Manager
of The Exchange, in care
of College Administrative
Services.

sues Forum is an extension of this unique manage¬
ment approach."